10/08/2026
From JUCO reliever to MLB Draft pick. 🐟⚾
Duke McCarron walked into BPC at 14 years old. Over 8 years later, he’s a Miami Marlins draft pick, and he earned every step of it.
Duke has always had the tools. Low 90s velo and he threw strikes but after bouncing around at a few schools, he had to hit the reset button and change what had been holding him back for years.
1. We started with the Delivery, he needed to re-pattern his lower half to rotate and land in line so he could have better direction and unwind through the catcher.
2. Learn how to make the ball move- Duke struggled to spin the ball, insert spin school. Day after day he used different implements (softballs, weighted balls, fuegos) to teach him how to make the ball go left and stay in supination longer.
3. Building the arsenal- Once he was able to make the ball move, we used a variety of different grips to give him multiple shapes and design his arsenal. Adding an upper 80s cutter, low 80s Sweeper and a CB mid year to neutralize lefties.
4. Performance- From there Duke was a completely new guy, new velocity (92-96) with a now 5 pitch arsenal. He went into SJU, dominated from the jump and earned the Friday role.
5. ‘This isn’t life or death” - Most players struggle when they choose to live off of each outing. For Duke, his first step was handing failures from early struggles. Once he adapted this mantra, he was one of the best pitchers in the A10 to finish and was drafted by the Miami Marlins
No shortcuts. Just years of showing up, putting in the work, and getting better every single day.
Super proud of you, Duke. This is only the beginning.
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